trammel
trammel · trammels · trammeled / trammelled · trammeling
ловить, задерживать, препятствовать, мешать
fesseln, umfangen, behindern, hemmen
To entangle, as in a netTo entangle, as in a net.
/ˈtræməl/
Meaning
2 sensesTo entangle, as in a net.
fesseln, umfangen
лови́тьlovítʹ
(transitive)To confine; to hamper; to shackle.
behindern, hemmen, hindern
заде́рживатьzadérživatʹ, препя́тствоватьprepjátstvovatʹ, меша́тьmešátʹ
More definitions
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
- catch in or as if in a trap
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
to entangle, as in a net:
to hamper:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to entangle, as in a net:
to hamper:
Origin
From Middle English trameyle, from Old French tramail (“net for catching fish”), from LateFrom Middle English trameyle, from Old French tramail (“net for catching fish”), from Late Latin tremaculum, from tri- (“tri-”) + macula (“spot, speck; mesh, cell”). Cognate with Italian tramaglio (“trammel”), Spanish trasmallo (“drift net”).
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Forms
trammels, trammeling, trammeled, trammeled| Base form | trammel · to trammel |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | trammels |
| Present participle | trammeling |
| Past simple | trammeled / trammelled |
| Past participle | trammeled / trammelled |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDeriveduntrammel
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle